Season 27 Tier List: Solo Greater Rift Push Build Rankings
This page goes over the current state of each class in Season 25 in respect to their solo clearing capabilities and provides a full ranking of each build currently available on the site.
Top Solo Greater Rift Pushing Builds for each Class
Season 27 constitutes the largest meta shake-up in a long time. The multitude of class-wide legendary powers has made it so we are almost certainly going to be surprised this season with how well some builds end up performing. Rest assured however, the overall power level of all builds this season is going through the roof; the number of viable builds has only increased this season. Below is our assessment of what the top builds will look like.
Barbarian
With patch 2.6.7, several items that modify 
Rend were buffed,
bringing forth this build as the top Barbarian build and one of the top S-Tier
builds overall. In the past couple of seasons and on non-seasonal, this build
has dominated the leader boards for Barbarian while also being relatively easy
to play, making it an excellent build for players looking to pick up Barbarian
for the first time. Even with the buffs to other Barbarian builds this season, Rend
will still be the best solo build.
While there are some amazing new powers for other skills like 
Hammer of the Ancients,
the generic 
Whirlwind power is simply too strong to pass up for consistently
grouping enemies and abusing Area Damage.
Crusader
Crusaders are probably in the strangest spot this season for solo-pushing. The top build is almost certainly going to be whichever build can best utilize the new Angel class power, which has been allowing Crusaders to solo 150's with ease on the PTR leaderboards. It did receive some nerfs, but not enough to shake it off as the ultimate build. Depending on how powerful the Angels end up being, you might even see full tank builds that do not even try to do damage themselves, instead relying completely on the class power, but this is one where we will need to wait and see how the meta shapes out.
Demon Hunter
After a season away, the GoD DH is back on top. The class powers for strafe in particular are incredible for Demon Hunters, making this a clear swap in ranking. The Marauder set is still quite strong, but is going to be overshadowed this season. GoD DH still has the incredible speed, consistent damage, and ability to stack stricken on bosses to make it a top-tier clearer.
Monk
While the Inna's set has reigned supreme for Monks for multiple seasons now, the WoL Monk is looking to be the single strongest overall build this season. This is entirely due to the powerful new class power that Monks get this season, specifically juicing up the Wave of Light build into something even more incredible than it already was.
Necromancer
Necromancers are getting several powerful new builds this season, including a full set rework of the Trag'Oul set. However, the most powerful new build is looking to be the Army of the Dead Necromancer using the Rathma set, once again thanks to the new class powers. The consistent damage and durability enabled by the new power is incredible, making it one of the most consistent and safe builds to clear high GRs with.
Witch Doctor
Mundunugu is once again looking like the set of choice for Witch Doctors, thanks to the new generic class power that enables huge pull-ins and explosions with your Piranhas. Mundunugu is exceptional at dealing huge burst damage to small areas of targets, which the new class power solves for you by tightly grouping screens of monsters at a time. Now the build is free to abuse Area Damage completely, and should propel it to new heights.
Wizard
With some last-minute changes to a few key items, Meteor Wizards are looking to be extremely powerful in the new season. The ability to run both Meteor Shower and Star Pact as runes should make both Tal Rasha and LoD potent builds capable of clearing at the highest level. This has the potential to be a huge power spike, maybe even more than was intended with these last-minute changes.
Full Build Tier List
The difference between the tiers below is roughly equal to 5 GR levels. Also remember that builds evolve and adapt, and the tier list below will almost certainly end up over or undervaluing some builds as they play out over the season. This list is by now means set in stone, and has plenty of room for change as we learn more about the new builds.
S-Tier Builds
| Class | Build |
|---|---|
| Monk | LoD Wave of Light Monk |
| Wizard | Tal Rasha Meteor Wizard |
| Crusader | Aegis of Valor Fist of the Heavens Crusader |
| Necromancer | Rathma Army of the Dead Necromancer |
A-Tier Builds
For A-Tier and below, builds will no longer be placed in order. There are too many builds that are too close in power to have an accurate ranking between builds within the same tier.
B-Tier Builds
| Class | Build |
|---|---|
| Necromancer | Masquerade Bone Spear Necromancer |
| Barbarian | Immortal Kings HotA Barbarian |
| Barbarian | Leap Quake Barbarian |
| Barbarian | Might of the Earth Seismic Slam Barbarian |
| Demon Hunter | LoD Rapid Fire Demon Hunter |
| Demon Hunter | Natalya Rapid Fire Demon Hunter |
| Barbarian | Horde of the Ninety Savages Frenzy Barbarian |
| Necromancer | LoD Corpse Lance Necromancer |
| Witch Doctor | Jade Harvester Witch Doctor |
| Necromancer | LoD Thorns Necromancer |
| Witch Doctor | LoD Poison Dart Witch Doctor |
| Witch Doctor | LoD Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor |
| Crusader | LoD Blessed Shield Crusader |
| Demon Hunter | N6M4 Demon Hunter |
| Demon Hunter | GoD Bola Demon Hunter |
| Crusader | LoD Condemn Crusader |
| Crusader | Akkhan Condemn Crusader |
| Monk | Sunwuko Wave of Light Monk |
| Monk | Rainment Generator Monk |
| Necromancer | Pestilence Corpse Lance Necromancer |
| Monk | Uliana Exploding Palm Monk |
C-Tier Builds
| Class | Build |
|---|---|
| Wizard | Tal Rasha Frozen Orb Wizard |
| Witch Doctor | Zombie Bear Witch Doctor |
| Barbarian | Whirlwind Barbarian |
| Demon Hunter | Unhallowed Essence Multishot Demon Hunter |
| Crusader | Blessed Hammer Crusader |
| Crusader | Sweep Attack Crusader |
| Necromancer | Rathma Bone Spirit Necromancer |
| Necromancer | Inarius Generator Necromancer |
| Witch Doctor | Gargantuan Witch Doctor |
| Wizard | Lightning Archon Wizard |
Changelog
- 20 Aug. 2022: Updated for Season 27.
- 14 Apr. 2022: Updated for Season 26.
- 10 Dec. 2021: Updated for Season 25.
- 23 Jul. 2021: Updated for Season 24.
- 29 Mar. 2021: Updated for Season 23.
- 17 Nov. 2020: Updated for Season 22.
- 01 Jul. 2020: Slight adjustments to the tier list.
- 29 Jun. 2020: Updated for Season 21.
- 09 Mar. 2020: Updated for Season 20.
- 23 Nov. 2019: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Impakt, an Officer in BDGG, the #2 North American guild on retail. In addition to live WoW, he has also been a classic theorycrafter and enthusiast for many years. You can watch him stream on Twitch, or follow him on Twitter.
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